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Looks good Steve and following with interest as I'm heading down the same route!
Regarding your fuel rail......I looked at a phase 1 rail and the part number is the same as a 2003 2.0 Laguna.
Just wondering if this is a possibility instead of trying to track down a rail from a phase 1?
Hi all,
As the title really.
Looking at the part number I found on a fuel rail from a (claimed) Mk1 172, its coming up as the same as part number for a Laguna II 2003. Is this the case??
Any way to tell the difference from the pic?
Just run the part number on the rail, and its coming up as a laguna II 2003 fuel rail....are the rails interchangeable?
Mmmm, thoughts on this phase 1 injector rail?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333789286227
Looks similar to the one I currently have on mine, but I could be wrong
So after a late night reading up.on builds on this forum, I'm leaning toward a low boost system to keep it as simple as possible being my first na to turbo conversion.
There a 182 turbo conversion going on at the moment which I'm watching with great interest and may replicate using the EFI...
Hi All,
So a while ago the engine in my 172 let go lost all power on the motorway and meant a long drive home in an AA van....sad times.
I duly replaced the engine with the intention of 'doing something' with the broken engine. Until now its just sat in my garage, but now I've got the urge to...
Awsome.....worth while getting the full kit it seems. I paid £15 for each of those nuts 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Thought I'd read up on all this before buying the bits. Ah well, lesson learnt!
Much thanks for the help
I had no spacer at all! I seems the previous owner used the top hat to secure it all so had it like this:
Spring
Spring top
Bearing
Top mount rubber
No spacer No securing nut
Top hat holding it all together.
The Febri kit comes with the bearing, rubber doughnut and top hat, so I had to buy...
I know this has been done a fair bit but...
Fitted a new Febi topmount kit with the newer version combined nut/spacer, and now the top hats are sitting really a lot higher than I'd have thought was right.
Everything has been fitted in the correct order and the bearings are the right way round...
Anyone seen this happen to cam followers before? Four of the followers on the intake side failed and left me stranded on the M1 a few weeks ago.
I was planning on sorting this out and potentially building a boosted engine, but I'm unsure if this would have led to any other damage.
Brilliant build and so tidy!
I'm planning on building a boosted engine for my 172 and wanted a build to follow, and I think yours is perfect!
I wont need to make as much power as it'll be for road and maybe the odd track day, so I think 280 - 300hp would be more than adequate. Any advice on...
Nice black 182 with nice shiny aftermarket exhausts.
Had a bit of a play on the A3 between Bordon and Portsmouth (I was in my Monoco blue 172) and then ganged up on a golf R32 lol
Just to bump this top tip!
I bought a set of injectors from Trodo last year, and can confirm they're genuine oem injectors.
I'll be buying another set for my 2nd 172 in the new year after it chucked up a P0204 code on my scan tool :/
Update: they're £27.66 each now but £4.90 postage so a...
Brand New standard injectors were fitted.
O2 sensors have been removed, cleaned up and replaced.
All fault codes have been wiped and so far it's not throwing up any more fault codes since replacing/cleaning important parts.
Idle is now near on perfect since replacing the plugs, leads and coil...
Defo not injectors!
Fitted today:
New injectors
New spark plugs
New HT leads
New coil pack
Cleaned the sensor attached at the top of the gearbox while I was there.
Upshot is, it idles soooo much better but still huge plumes of smoke out the exhaust.
No usage of oil or coolant that I can see...
Ah thanks for the file! Much appreciated :smile:
Tbh I'm going to do the belts myself. I've got an engine hoist, garage and most tools.
I'e always done my own work if I can and had some awkward cars to own/work on in the past including a mk1 Focus RS, Renault 5 GTT and a phase 1 Impreza....all...
I've not yet ordered any o2 sensors....I may see if it's possible to clean them up first.
All the bits shoukd be here by Tuesday (ish) so I'll be busy changing bits out next week.
Hopefully that little lot should solve a few issues.
The input is much appreciated :)
Thanks for all the replies chaps.
I've now got a coil pack, injectors and plugs on order!
Are the fuel pressure regulators reliable?
Just the cam/dephaser to organise now :/
Hi all, my first post as I've been unable to find anything here which answers the problems I'm having.
I've acquired an '03 172 that is in need of a little bit of love but has generally been running ok until yesterday.
The engine management light has been flashing on and off for a week but is...